Woman rescued from waist-deep tidal mud

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the scene at Wilcove, Torpoint at about 12:40 GMT on Sunday

A woman had to be rescued after becoming trapped in waist-deep mud in Cornwall.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the "multiservice" incident at Wilcove, Torpoint at about 12:40 GMT on Sunday.

The scene was attended by the Plymouth and Tamar Coastguard Rescue Teams, a lifeboat from Plymouth RNLI, water rescue crews from Camels Head, Plymouth and St Austell, additional crews from Saltash and Looe, the police, military police, a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and South Western Ambulance Service.

The fire service said crews used sleds to reach the woman who was released into the care of paramedics after returning to shore.

'Two rescue sleds'

It said: "At the time of call it was established that the rescue was required on a falling tide.

"A joint plan between coastguard and fire was decided and executed, using two rescue sleds for crew to reach the female trapped in the tidal mud.

"Once crews had released the female, the two sleds and casualty were pulled back to shore using a Caxton winch."